Australia will join the United States in a coalition of countries protecting oil tankers and cargo ships from threats posed by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Wednesday. Global commodity trading has been rocked in recent months after a series of attacks on...

The latest lurches in President Donald Trump's trade war with China set the stage for a potential repeat of late 2018 when goods flooded into America's ports to beat new tariffs. US importers, retailers and shippers are bracing for a new round of punitive duties on Chinese goods set to hit...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- It’s been six years since the Syrian regime struck by rockets containing the chemical agent sarin the Eastern Ghouta suburbs near the capital, leaving 1127 people, mostly women and children, killed.  The UN investigation team confirmed "clear and...

Italy’s League leader Matteo Salvini said on Tuesday he was ready to keep the coalition government alive to approve a 2020 budget and vote in a reform of parliament before heading to early elections. Salvini, who serves as deputy prime minister, has presented a motion of no confidence in...